Queen of the South is an American crime drama based on the Spanish television series La Reina del Sur, which tells the powerful story of Teresa Mendoza, played by actress Alice Braga, who is forced to run and seek refuge in America after her drug-dealing boyfriend, who was a member of one of the most successful drug cartels in Mexico, is suddenly murdered.

Teresa teams up with an unlikely figure from her past to bring down the leader of the very drug trafficking ring that has her on the run. In the process, she learns the tricks and tools of the trade and eventually becomes the leader of her very own cartel and one of the world’s wealthiest women.

Scenes from various locations in Malta were featured in the third season of the series. These included Fort St. Elmo, the Valletta Port, the southern town of Senglea as well as the Mediterranean Conference Centre.

The cast and crew had nothing but nice words to say about our beautiful island as a filming location:

The main actress said, “we shot in Malta – which was beautiful. They were talking about choosing specific countries in Europe and then Malta came up. It’s such an interesting story because it’s an island that has been invaded by many different countries.”

Leading executive producer for Queen of the South Natalie Chaidez told Times of Malta, “You have top-notch crews, a great infrastructure of Maltese craftsmen, and you’re close enough to Italy that you can bring in any other people you need.”